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This old house was built in 1830 by William Goff near what is now the town of Howard,NY. Mr Goff was born in 1780 and settled here around 1802, behind this house in 1812 he built a brick kiln and mill on on the creek that is now called Goff's creek. The house and grounds is now a museum and pottery shop open during the summer months for all to enjoy.
This classy old homestead like so many others across NY state sits abandoned along the highway in the town of Italy Valley,NY. New York like so many other states has a great number of old houses just setting in disrepair, abandoned in time due to loss of jobs or being foreclosed. These beautiful old homes are just being left to rot to the ground.....
The old mansion on a hill in Naples, New York. This house, like so many others in rural New York, is abandoned. People seem to feel building a new structure is cheaper than fixing up the old ones. Preserving our past does not seem to be a sought after endeavor any longer.
Where will America be if all of her buildings and all of her past, are allowed to deteriorate and fall into decay?
Starting this picture page, I am hoping to help all of us remember when craftsmanship and beauty in building meant something. When builders were artists and when they took much pride in what they constructed. This is the first picture in what I hope to be a long and continuing series of how rural New Yorker's have lived and in some cases, still do live. I hope you enjoy.
